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wet-bulb temperature
[ wet-buhlb tem-per-uh-cher, tem-per-cher, tem-puh-cher ]
noun
, Meteorology.
- the temperature measured by a wet-bulb thermometer, representing the ambient temperature lowered by the amount of evaporative cooling made possible by the humidity level. : WBT Compare dry-bulb temperature ( def ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wet-bulb temperature1
First recorded in 1830–40
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